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Republican memorial, Beechmount Ave., Beechmount, West Belfast, 2012. IRA memorial to dead volunteers; above: portraits; 'Cuimhníonn Lár na bfhál' 'Mid Falls Remembers'; 'Our revenge will be the laughter of our children Bobby Sands'; memorial plaques; above - featuring Lark escaping from prison cell (Bobby Sands adopted the lark as the symbol in his essay 'The Lark and the Freedom Fighter'); below- 'In memory of the local men, women and ex p.o.w.s who have died and whose selfless sacrifice and dedication will always be remembered by the Republican movement and republican family (mid Falls)'; 'The Supreme Sacrifice'; below- 'In memory of all Irish martyrs who have died on Hunger Strike in the fight for Irish freedom their inspiration and courage will always be remembered by the Republican movement and Republican family (mid Falls)'; Sinn Féin memorial; 'I ndil chuimhne chomhaltaí Shinn Féin as Lár an bhfál a sheas le Complacht a den 2ú Cathlán de Bhriogáid Bhéal Feirste (In memory of Mid Falls Sinn Féin members, A Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Belfast Brigade); 'Chomhaltaí Shinn Féin' (Sinn Féin Members), folowed by list of dead; 'go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a n-anam' (may God have mercy on their souls); gates: 'Oglaigh na hEireann'; statue of Mother Ireland with harp and IRA volunteer; Proclamation of the Irish Republic, flanked by IRA volunteers. Republican
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